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Article: Bush plays diplomatic card with N. Korea; United Nations: Kofi Annan called for direct U.S. talks with North Korea, but President Bush rejected that option. The U.S. is seeking Security Council sanctions.(WORLD)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- October 12, 2006
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Byline: Ron Hutcheson; Jonathan S. Landay
Washington, D.C. -- Bush plays diplomatic card with N. Korea // United Nations: Kofi Annan called for direct U.S. talks with North Korea, but President Bush rejected that option. The U.S. is seeking Security Council sanctions. // North Korea: Pyongyang officials said U.N. sanctions would be seen as a declaration of war. "The more they push us, the stronger our response will be," one said. // Japan: Tokyo imposed additional sanctions of its own, including a sixth-month ban on North Korean imports, a ban on shipping and a ban on North Korean visitors. // China: Tang Jiaxuan, a special envoy of President Hu Jintao, left for ...